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1 Fred M. Springer Collection Finding Aid to the Collection at the Center for Railroad Photography & Art Prepared by Jordan Radke Last updated: 12/12/14

2 Collection Summary Title: Fred M. Springer Collection Span Dates: Bulk Dates: Creator: Springer, Fred M., Extent: 14 archival boxes (Approximately 47,000 color slides); 14 linear feet Language: English Repository: Center for Railroad Photography & Art, Madison, WI Abstract: Color slides by Fred M. Springer, from his collection of approximately 47,000 photographs, which he and his wife, Dale, donated to the Center in The collection spans more than fifty years, six continents, thirty countries, and forty states. Major areas of focus include steam in both regular service and on tourist and scenic railroads, structures including depots and engine terminals, and railroads in the landscape. Selected Search Terms Country: Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador France Germany Guatemala Italy Jordan State: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Paraguay Poland South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria United Kingdom Zambia Zimbabwe California Colorado Delaware Florida Fred M. Springer Collection 2

3 Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey Railroad Name: Achensee Railway Agawa Canyon Tour Train Alfred County Railway American Orient Express Amtrak Angelina & Neches River Railroad Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Associacao Brasileira de Preservacao Ferroviaria Austrian Federal Railways Avontuur Railway Ballenberg-Dampfbahn Railway Bay Express Bernina Express Railway Black River & Western Railroad Bluebell Railway Blue Train Railway Brienz-Rothorn Railway British Columbia Railway British Railways Brunig Panoramic Express Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Bush Mill Railway Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway Carroll Park & Western Railroad Cass Scenic Railroad Ceske Drahy Railway Chestnut Ridge Railway Chicago & North Western Railway Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Circus Train Coastal Pacific KiwiRail Conrail CSX Transportation Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Deutsche Bahn Don River Railway Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad East Broad Top Railroad Fred M. Springer Collection 3

4 Empresa de Los Ferrocarriles Del Estado Empressa Ferrocarril Nacional de Bolivia Erie Railroad Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Estrada de Ferro Campos do Jordao Ferrocarril Chihuahua Al Pacifico Ferrocarril del Pacifico Ferrocarril Presidente Carlos Antonio Lopez Ferrocarriles del Ecuador Empresa Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ffestiniog Railway General Establishment of Syrian Railways Glenbrook Vintage Railway Gornergrat Railway Great Central Railway Great Southern Rail Green Mountain Railroad Harz Railway Hedjaz Jordan Railway Ida Bay Railway Illinois Central Railroad Indian Pacific Australia Intercity Express Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad Jungfrau Railway Kansas City Southern Railway Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Kiamichi Railroad Kuranda Scenic Railway La Trochita Laona and Northern Railway Mana Ariki Railway Manitou & Pike s Peak Railroad Matternhorn Gotthard Bahn Mid-Continent Railway Middletown & New Jersey Railway Midland Railway Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Montreux-Oberland Bernois Railway Morris County Central Morristown & Erie Railway Moscow, Camden & San Augustine Railroad National Railways of Zimbabwe New Hope & Ivyland Railroad New Jersey West Line Railroad New Zealand Railways Norfolk & Western Railway Norfolk Southern Railway Northern Explorer Train Service Paul Mash Railway Pine Creek Railroad Prescott & Northwestern Railroad Puffing Billy Railway Radebeul-Radeburg Railway Ramal Ferro Industrial de Rio Turbio Rhaetian Railway Rhodesia Railways Rio Grande Southern Railroad Riverside & Great Northern Railroad Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway Saint-Bernard Express San Diego & Arizona Eastern Transportation Schynige Platte Railway Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Severn Valley Railway Soo Line Railroad South African Railway South Orient Railroad Southern Pacific Transportation Stephenville North and South Texas Railway Susquehanna & Western Railway Swiss Federal Railways Taieri Gorge Railway Telford Steam Railway Tennessee Central Railway Texas & Pacific Railway Texas State Railroad Train a Grande Vitesse Fred M. Springer Collection 4

5 Trans Alpine Union Pacific Railroad Upper Rhine Railway Company Venice Simplon Orient Express Vermont Railway Virginia & Truckee Railroad Wanamaker Kempton & Southern Weka Pass Railway West Coast Wilderness Railway Wyntental and Suhrental Railway Zambia Railways Zig Zag Railway Zillertal Railway Administrative Information Provenance Fred Springer gave his photographs to the Center along with a substantial donation to catalog and preserve them in Processing History The collection was donated in Processing began in January 2014 and completed in October The finding aid was completed in December Additional Notes Selected photographs are publically available on Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. Copyright Status 2014, Center for Railroad Photography & Art. Access and Restrictions For educational use only, please contact the Center for other usage requests. Biographical Note Fred Springer ( ) started making railroad photographs in the 1940s in Colorado and New Mexico. Springer was a native of Washington, D.C., who grew up in Houston, Texas. He graduated in 1949 in engineering from Missouri School of Mines in Rolla, Missouri, and worked for Mobil Oil Corporation and subsidiary companies. As a result my rail photography from the early 1940s until 1963 was largely Texas, the Southwest U.S. including New Mexico, and Colorado. I had three tours of duty in the New York headquarters , , and at which time I retired and moved back to Texas. Fred Springer Fred M. Springer Collection 5

6 After retirement he and Dale traveled the world by train, visiting almost every country in South America and Europe plus South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Jordan, Syria, Australia, and New Zealand. When they lived in Texas he made many trips to Mexico when steam was still alive in the 1960s and 70s. Scope and Content Note The Fred M. Springer Collection includes approximately 47, mm Kodak color slides organized in 58 plastic cartons (each with up to 24 magazine slots) stored in 14 archival boxes. The photographs range from covering more than 30 countries in 6 continents along with more than 40 states in the USA. The collection has a strong focus domestically in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and West Virginia with the BNSF, Cass Scenic Railroad, Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, and Rio Grande Southern Railroad. The collection also focuses abroad in Central Europe, Mexico, Middle East, South America, and southern Africa with the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico, Hedjaz Jordan Railway, La Trochita, South African Railways, and Swiss Federal Railway. The photographs draw emphasis on steam locomotives, narrow and standard gauges, scenic railroad companies, and railroad-related buildings such as stations, depots, engine houses, and museums. Correspondents include Ed Fulcomer and George Werner. Arrangement of the Collection This collection is arranged by Fred Springer s original order. Fred M. Springer Collection 6

7 Container List Box Carton Contents Box 1 Box 2 Springer Slides-Australia-NZ Springer-Australia-1998 Australia 1998, 27 March 1998, 21 April Great Southern Rail, Indian Pacific Australia, Kuranda Scenic Railway, Zig Zag Railway Springer-Australia-2003-NZ(2)-2004 Australia, New Zealand 2003, 12 April 2004, 26 January Mana Ariki Railway, Raurimu Spiral Railway Springer-Australia-UK-1997 Australia, United Kingdom 1997, 4 February 1997, 9 April Puffing Billy Railway, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Springer-NZ(1)-1994 New Zealand 1994, 5 January 1994, 29 January Coastal Pacific KiwiRail, Glenbrook Vintage Railway, Mana Ariki Railway, Northern Explorer Train Service, Taieri Gorge Railway, Trans Alpine, Weka Pass Railway Springer Slides-CO-SOAM Springer-CHI-ARG Argentina, Chile 1995, 24 October 1995, 11 November Ferrocarriles Argentinos, Ferrocarril del Sur, La Trochita Springer-CO-CAL Amtrak, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway, Southern Pacific Transportation Springer-CO Fred M. Springer Collection 7

8 Box , 2 May 1993, 8 May Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Santa Fe Southern Railway Springer-SOAM Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay 1990, 10 July 1990, 23 October Empresa de Los Ferrocarriles Del Estado, Ferrocarril Presidente Carlos Antonio Lopez, Ramal Ferro Industrial de Rio Turbio Springer Slides-East Springer-East Canada, 1958, October 1965, May Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Carroll Park & Western Railroad, CSX Transportation, East Broad Top Railroad, Lehigh & Hudson River Railway, Middletown & New Jersey Railway, Morris County Central, Norfolk Southern Railway, Reading Company, South Brooklyn Railway, Susquehanna & Western Railway Springer-East Canada, United Kingdom, 1965, October 1966, July Agawa Canyon Tour Train, Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Green Mountain Railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway, Soo Line Railroad, Vermont Railway, Virginia & Truckee Railroad Springer-East Canada, Black River & Western Railroad, Canadian National Railway, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Conrail, East Broad Top Railroad, Erie Railroad, Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Lehigh & Hudson River Railway, New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western Railway, Susquehanna & Western Railway, Tennessee Central Railway, Virginia & Truckee Railroad, Wanamaker Kempton & Southern Springer-East Canada, Fred M. Springer Collection 8

9 Box , 13 September 1971 Cass Scenic Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Chestnut Ridge Railway, Conrail, East Broad Top Railroad, Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Morristown & Erie Railway, New Jersey West Line Railroad, New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, Nickel Plate Railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western Railway, Reading Company Springer Slides-East-IL Springer-East-IL Amtrak, Canadian Pacific Railway, Cass Scenic Railroad, Conrail, CSX Transportation, Delaware & Hudson Railroad, Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Springer-East-IL Canada, 1975, February 1977 Black River & Western Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway, Cass Scenic Railroad, Chicago & North Western Railway, Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad, East Broad Top Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway, Riverside & Great Northern Railroad Springer-East , 1 August Canadian National Railway, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, CSX Transportation, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, Illinois Central Railroad, Laona and Northern Railway Springer-East-IL , 20 November Burlington Northern Railroad, Chestnut Ridge Railway, Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Railroad, Circus Train, Clinchfield Railroad, Conrail, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Mid- Continent Railway, Norfolk & Western Railway Fred M. Springer Collection 9

10 Box 5 Box 6 Springer Slides-EURO Springer-Europe-1993 Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland 1993, 20 May 1993, 7 June Achensee Railway, Austrian Federal Railways, Radebuel- Radeburg Railway, Zillertal Railway Springer-Germany(1)-1985 Germany, Netherlands 1985, 6 July 1985, 20 July Achensee Railway, Austrian Federal Railways, Deutsche Bahn, Upper Rhine Railway, Zillertal Railway Springer-Germany(2)-1998 Germany 1998, 16 February 1998, 24 February Radebeul-Radeburg Railway Springer-Swiss(2)-2000 France, Switzerland 2000, 20 October 2000, 5 November Brienz-Rothorn Railway, Brunig Panoramic Express, Jungfrau Railway, Rhaetian Railway, Saint-Bernard Express Springer Slides-EURO-West&South Springer-Austria-2001 Austria, Czech Republic, Germany 2001, 10 May 2001, 28 May Austrian Federal Railways, Ceske Drahy Railway Springer-FRA-SD&AE-C&TS(1)-1999 France, United Kingdom, 1999, 28 February 1999, 29 May Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Springer- FRA-SD&AE-C&TS(2) , 30 May 1999, 3 November Amtrak, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Manitou & Pike s Peak Fred M. Springer Collection 10

11 Box 7 Box 8 Carton 5 Railroad, Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, Rio Grande Southern Railroad, San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Springer-Tasmania-2002 Australia, United Kingdom, 2002, 15 February 2002, 15 April Bush Mill Railway, Don River Railway, Ida Bay Railway, Severn Valley Railway, Stephenville North and South Texas Railway, Telford Steam Railway, West Coast Wilderness Railway Springer-UK-NZ-CO New Zealand, United Kingdom, 2000, 25 February 2001, 21 March Bluebell Railway, British Railways, Coastal Pacific Railway, Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Ffestiniog Railway, Paul Mash Railway, Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Severn Valley Railway, Venice Simplon Orient Express, Weka Pass Railway Springer Slides-Mexico Springer-Mexico-1993-Australia-2006 Australia, Mexico 1993, 14 March 2006, 24 April Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico Springer-Mexico Mexico , May Ferrocarril Chihuahua Al Pacifico, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico Springer-Mexico El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico 1968, May 1973, March Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico Springer-Mexico Brazil, Mexico, 1987, January 1988, 19 January Amtrak, Ferrocarril del Pacifico, Ferrocarril Chihuahua Al Pacifico, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico Springer Slides-Misc. Springer-Alaska-1998-NZ-2006 Canada, New Zealand, Fred M. Springer Collection 11

12 Box , 6 June 2006, 14 January British Columbia Railway, Weka Pass Railway Springer-Canada-2003-NZ(1)-2004 Canada, New Zealand, 2003, 3 July 2004, 6 January Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Canadian National Railway, Glenbrook Vintage Railway Springer-CO-TX , 22 July Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Kansas City Southern Railway, Kiamichi Railroad, Manitou & Pike s Peak Railroad, Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad Springer-So.Steam , April 1989 Amtrak, Cass Scenic Railroad, Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway, Norfolk & Western Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway, Texas & Pacific Railway Springer Slides-So.Africa-Spain-Scan Springer-Hedjaz-ZimZam(1)-1991 Jordan, Syria, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe 1991, 12 July 1991, 6 August General Establishment of Syrian Railways, Hedjaz Jordan Railway, National Railways of Zimbabwe Springer-So.Africa(1)-1995 South Africa, Zimbabwe 1995, 12 March 1995, 29 March Alfred County Railway, Avontuur Railway, Blue Train Railway, South African Railway Springer-So.Africa(2)-1995-NOR-SWE-1996 Norway, South Africa, Sweden 1995, 30 March 1996, 6 June South African Railway Springer-Spain-BNSF-2001 Spain, Fred M. Springer Collection 12

13 Box 10 Box , 29 May 2001, 16 July Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Springer Slides-SOAM Springer-ARG-PA-CHI-BO Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay 1991, 17 October 1992, 6 October Empressa Ferrocarril Nacional de Bolivia Springer-ECU Ecuador 1988, 21 July 1990, 9 July Ferrocarriles del Ecuador Empresa Publica Springer-ME Mexico, 2000, 23 March 2000, 14 April Kansas City Southern Railway Springer-PA-BR-SOAM-ME-ARG Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay 1990, 25 February 1991, 15 October Associacao Brasileira de Preservacao Ferroviaria, Estrada de Ferro Campos do Jordao Springer Slides-Swiss-NZ Springer-NZ-UK New Zealand, United Kingdom 1993, February 1996, 27 February Bluebell Railway, Glenbrook Vintage Railway, Great Central Railway, Midland Railway Springer-NZ(2)-1996 New Zealand 1995, 29 December 1996, 31 January Bay Express, New Zealand Railways, Weka Pass Railway Springer-Scan-Swiss-1989-York-1990 Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom 1989, May 1990, February Bernina Express Railway, Rhaetian Railway Springer-Swiss(1)-1998 Switzerland 1998, 14 August 1998, 31 August Fred M. Springer Collection 13

14 Carton 5 Box 12 Ballenberg-Dampfbahn Railway, Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi, Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, Rhaetian Railway, Swiss Federal Railways, Wynental and Suhrental Railway Springer-ZimZam(2)-1991-Swiss-1992 Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Zambia , 21 March Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi, Gornergrat Railway, Harz Railway, Intercity Express, Montreux-Oberland Bernois Railway, National Railways of Zimbabwe, Schynige Platte Railway, Societa Subalpina di Imprese Ferroviarie, South African Railway, Swiss Federal Railways, Train a Grande Vitesse, Zambia Railways Springer Slides-TX-CO-1 Springer-TX Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Railroad, Roscoe, Fort Worth & Denver Railway, Snyder & Pacific Railway, Southern Pacific Transportation, Texas & Pacific Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, Union Traction Company Springer-TX Angelina & Neches River Railroad, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Missouri- Kansas-Texas Railroad, Prescott & Northwestern Railroad, Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway, Southern Pacific Transportation, St. Louis Southwestern Railway, Texas & Pacific Railway, Union Pacific Railroad Springer-TX , August Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Southern Pacific Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad Springer-TX Fred M. Springer Collection 14

15 Box 13 Box , June 1986, December Amtrak, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Kansas City Southern Railway, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, Southern Pacific Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad Springer Slides-TX-CO-2 Springer-CO Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Colorado & Southern Railway, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Southern Pacific Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad Springer-CO , March Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, Southern Pacific Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad Springer-TX , August 1993, August Amtrak, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, St. Louis Southwestern Railway, Southern Pacific Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad Springer-TX , 2 September 1995, 5 July Amtrak, Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad, Missouri-Kansas- Texas Railroad, Southern Pacific Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad Springer Slides-TX-CO-3 Springer-CO-TX , 15 June 1998, 1 June Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad Fred M. Springer Collection 15

16 Springer-CO Canada, , July Amtrak, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Southern Pacific Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad Springer-CO , 8 May 1996, 18 September Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Springer-TX , 6 July 1998, 24 May Amtrak, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Railroad, Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Fort Worth & Denver Railway, Moscow, Camden & San Augustine Railroad, South Orient Railroad, Southern Pacific Transportation, St. Louis Southwestern Railway, Texas State Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad Fred M. Springer Collection 16

TABLE 1 VISITOR ARRIVALS. Total Visitor Arrivals +/ Month / / /18

TABLE 1 VISITOR ARRIVALS. Total Visitor Arrivals +/ Month / / /18 TABLE 1 VISITOR ARRIVALS Stopover Arrivals +/ Cruise Passengers +/ Total Visitor Arrivals +/ Month 2018 2019 2019/18 2018 2019 2019/18 2018 2019 2019/18 January 194,609 216,509 11.3% 249,635 249,239 0.2%